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The voices of ordinary Russians have been mostly absent from discussions of the 'rule of law' in Russia. Drawing on 59 interviews conducted during the summer of 2008 in Moscow and Saratov, this article seeks to integrate the views of average citizens. These interviews reveal remarkably little concern over 'telephone law' and/or corruption. The respondents are highly critical of the Russian legal system, but focus their anger on the unwillingness of the state to enforce the existing laws and the slow speed and expense of litigating. Most are open to the idea of going to court for disputes with one another, though not for disputes with the state or other powerful actors. The predictability that underlies the 'rule of law' is present in the sense that ordinary Russians understand when they can and cannot rely on the legal system. Expecting more from Russia is likely unrealistic.

Date posted: July 27, 2009
; Last revised: August 24, 2009

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Hendley, Kathryn, 'Telephone Law' and the 'Rule of Law': The Russian Case (July 26, 2009). The Hague Journal of the Rule of Law, Forthcoming; Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research No. 1087. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1439388